Bibliograph

Poverty, by America, Matthew Desmond

Type

Label

Poverty, by America, Matthew Desmond

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-361) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Poverty, by America

Medium

text large print

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1375110579

Responsibility statement

Matthew Desmond

Summary

"The United States, the richest country on earth, has more poverty than any other advanced democracy. Why? Why does this land of plenty allow one in every eight of its children to go without basic necessities, permit scores of its citizens to live and die on the streets, and authorize its corporations to pay poverty wages? In this landmark book, acclaimed sociologist Matthew Desmond draws on history, research, and original reporting to show how affluent Americans knowingly and unknowingly keep poor people poor"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Prologue -- Ch. 1. The kind of problem poverty is -- Ch. 2. Why haven't we made more progress? -- Ch. 3. How we undercut workers -- Ch. 4. How we force the poor to pay more -- Ch. 5. How we rely on welfare -- Ch. 6. How we buy opportunity -- Ch. 7. Invest in ending poverty -- Ch. 8. Empower the poor -- Ch. 9. Tear down the walls -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index

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